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(Photo Credit: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) Oh my lordt! Rihanna was showing ALL the way off this weekend. After revealing some brand new turquoise hair on Instagram, she set the internet on fire as she attended the Crop Over festival in Barbados. She stepped out in a...

(Photo Credit: Ray Tamarra/Getty Images) Let the war of words (and free promo) continue for 50 Cent and some of his new opponents. 50 is getting ready for the premiere of his brand new show on television 50 Central . As he prepares for war on BET another show Being Mary Jane is...

(Photo Credit: Prince Williams/Getty Images) They grow up quickly don't they? Like most fathers, Lil' Boosie is very excited about his 14-year-old's birthday. So excited in fact that maybe he went a little bit too far. The rapper went on Instagram to wish his little boy Lil'...

(Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) She's Back!! Beyoncé is back out and about after giving birth to twins Sir and Rumi Carter, and some of her photos nearly put a crack on the internet. The Beyhive reacted in excitement following the release of the photos in which her and...

(Photo Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Earlier this year, hip hop tragically lost a great MC when Prodigy passed away at the age of 42. According to TMZ, the Clark County Medical Examiner has offically detailed its official cause of death. The report states that Prodigy really...

The Lawrence Hive is REAL! How real you say? Jay Ellis, who plays the character on HBO's hit show Insecure reveals the real hate he gets while walking on the street during an interview on Ebro in the Morning. He had a real conversation about the show, and the questions and...

Photo Credit: Hot 97 Ari Lennox stopped by HOT 97 to talk to Nessa about how she got signed to Dreamville and her first encounter with J Cole. As the songstress is currently on the #4YourEyezOnly Tour, she expressed how surreal it is to share a stage with the ‘Platinum with NO...

It's the biggest African musical festival to hit the U.S and it's touching down in NYC! African music has been taking the music world by storm and here's your chance to see why everyone is gravitating towards it. Don't believe us? Listen to this playlist below then buy your...